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Racism. Probably couldn't even point out Türkiyestan on a map, or really any nation named beyond maybe England and/or France.
Yeah that's racist
"Iran before the Islamic revolution" vibes.
Its not orientalist or atheist its manufacturing consent for invasion and genocide.
"Iran before the Islamic revolution" vibes.
I barely have knowledge about the middle east so idk what youre referencing.
Its not orientalist or atheist its manufacturing consent for invasion and genocide.
I think it's all those things.
Even when you're praising people while being orientalist, you're 1D-ing people down closer to a homogenous blob. Suddenly negative stereotypes about that race are more popularly applied on a homogenous level too.
Maybe ignorance- as in it sounds like something one would write as a child after first learning what atheism means
I guess it is ignorant of their culture and a projection of her own perceived cultural superiority, but I can picture the image in my head and it just seems really "I'm 14 and this is deep" kind of picture, like it would have a caption like "Don't be afraid to stand out" or something.
Yeah, that's more racist than it is prejudice toward a religion.
How so? Because I strongly feel that but I don't know exactly how.
It's kind of a fuzzy thing, especially with so little context, but there's lots of reasons women wear veils and they aren't always doing so because they're forced by their families or governments like islamophobic propaganda often claims. There are cultural and aesthetic reasons, too, it's really not just a religious thing.
So by washing away all the context and agency, that kind of meme portrays the women of the Orient as 2 dimensional others, just a subject to irrational and oppressive religious rule.
Couldn't have said it better. Many of those women choose to wear a veil even out of their home country because they like the modesty.
I don’t know why I wear blue jeans. I guess I wear blue jeans because everyone else wears fucking blue jeans. If I grew up in a society that were nudists I’d probably be doing that shit too.
this post was submitted on 27 May 2025
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